What's the difference between bacon and beacon?

Bacon


Definition:

  • (n.) The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Nevertheless, Richard Bacon MP, a member of the Public Accounts Committee, who has tirelessly tracked failings in NHS IT, said last night: "I think the chances that Lorenzo will be turned into a credible and popular product are vanishingly small.
  • (2) Essaid Belkalem is live to the danger and saves his side's bacon.
  • (3) Russia has stepped up its battle against parmesan cheese, Danish bacon and other European delicacies, announcing it plans to incinerate contraband shipments on the border as soon as they are discovered.
  • (4) Parasite kinetics were followed in pigs receiving A. suum eggs as repeated trickle inoculations at two dose levels beginning at a body weight of 25 kg until their slaughter at 90 kg (baconers).
  • (5) Conservative committee member Richard Bacon suggested it was "purely artificial".
  • (6) 2 Ten minutes before the potatoes are ready, melt 25g of the butter in a large nonstick frying pan and fry the bacon until lightly coloured.
  • (7) In place of prosciutto: • Bacon sliced and fried until crisp.
  • (8) It has been investigated the function of the anal sphincters following Bacon type pull-through operation.
  • (9) Speaking about Bacon, Barker said: “[He] speaks to the soul.
  • (10) Guar gum was incorporated into 10 g carbohydrate portions of cheese biscuits and 20 g carbohydrate portions of pizza and egg and bacon flan.
  • (11) Meanwhile, Nicholson and Hextall were surprised to learn from one committee member, Richard Bacon, that CSC had been offering some trusts an alternative system not owned by IBA.
  • (12) Term for "excess weight due to emotional overeating": grief bacon.
  • (13) That’s why instantly recognisable trophy pieces – a Picasso, a Giacometti, a Klimt, a Bacon – command such ridiculously high prices.
  • (14) Mexican-style burgers (topped with salsa, bacon, cheese) are sensational.
  • (15) The new gallery will display Hirst's over 2,000-strong art collection, including pieces by Francis Bacon, Jeff Koons and street artist Banksy.
  • (16) But most of the collection, including works by Picasso, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon and many others, remains in the vaults and basement.
  • (17) If there’s nothing new, there are always those alarming pictures of him doing battle with a bacon butty.
  • (18) But for now, Miliband seems ever more solitary, a lone figure trying to keep hold of the bacon sandwich that looks all too symbolic of an omni-crumble to come.
  • (19) 38 with extensive, and 12 with limited disease, were treated with BACON.
  • (20) Or on one he didn't like: "I can admire Bacon's crafty use of paint, though it tends towards gimmickry.

Beacon


Definition:

  • (n.) A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.
  • (n.) A signal or conspicuous mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in shoal water, as a guide to mariners.
  • (n.) A high hill near the shore.
  • (n.) That which gives notice of danger.
  • (v. t.) To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with a beacon or beacons.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It's ironic given this sector is the one shining beacon of potential growth and job creation.
  • (2) Grid reference: 54.5763, -2.8734 Photograph: www.wildswimming.com Lower Ddwli Falls, Waterfall Woods, Brecon Beacons In the south-west hills of the Brecon Beacons , near Ystradfellte, you'll find some of the most amazing waterfall plunge pools in Britain.
  • (3) Even the most controversial features it has eventually killed off – such as Beacon, which published users' purchases and related advertiser information in feeds – have still informed the site's development.
  • (4) They revealed that Lance Corporal Craig Roberts, who died in searing temperatures on the Brecon Beacons, had been about to begin a new post in the office of the education secretary.
  • (5) A few people might have wasted time trying to define Conchita's identity or worrying if she is one of "us", but the majority saw her for what she is: an ambassador for diversity, and a beacon of light – no doubt – to our queer cousins on the continent.
  • (6) I think what Anne has done should be like a beacon and a message to other disabled people not to be afraid to speak out.
  • (7) The north Texas city of Denton became a beacon for the anti-fracking movement when residents voted to prohibit the practice inside city limits .
  • (8) He describes the country's legislative gains (which include gay marriage) as "a beacon for LGBT rights all across Africa".
  • (9) A third army reserve soldier has died from injuries sustained during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons, the Ministry of Defence has said.
  • (10) The following threshold values, beacon of the surveillance, were retained: --variations of 15% in relation to a reference examination: non-significant, --variations of 20 to 30%: probably significant, --variations of more than 30%: significant.
  • (11) The beacons had to be well-placed on the vehicle - hidden, but not so hidden so the signal was lost,” said the leader.
  • (12) The training offered by the Beacons has made them a natural base for the SAS.
  • (13) Beacon Food Forest, Seattle, Washington, US This Seattle project, called the Beacon Food Forest, is turning public land into an edible forest where residents can forage for fruits, pumpkins and nuts.
  • (14) Only last month, a new edict allowed sub-divisional magistrates to use flashing blue beacons, though it insisted that only divisional and sub-divisional commissioners would be allowed to use red beacons.
  • (15) Several hundred miles to the north east in Massachusetts, the Beacon Hill Institute requested $38,825 from Searle to weaken or roll back a five-year effort by states in the region to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • (16) While Nepal is a beacon of progress, the day-to-day experience of changing documents for some transgender people continues to be unpleasant due to the poor behaviour of bureaucrats,” says Knight.
  • (17) The 28-nation bloc prides itself on being a beacon of human rights protection, taking a tough stance on issues ranging from LGBT rights to banning capital punishment and upholding press freedoms.
  • (18) Nor does the beacon theory, in which Scotland inspires progressive forces in what is left of the UK, stand up to examination.
  • (19) Still, Malawi was admired as a beacon of democracy and good governance and, in 2009, Bingu won re-election by a landslide.
  • (20) As was stated earlier in this article, a most useful beacon to guide the physician in this dimly lit path is the notion that "congruence not candor" direct the disclosure.